Padahati, Pādāhati, Pada-ahati: 7 definitions

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Padahati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

padahati : (pa + dah + a) strives; takes up; confronts.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Padahati, (pa+dhā) 1. to strive, exert D. III, 221 (cittaṃ paggaṇhāti p.); PvA. 31 (yoniso p.).—2. to confront, take up, fight against, stand J. VI, 508 (usīraṃ muñjapubbajaṃ urasā padahessāmi “I shall stand against the grasses with my chest”; C. explains by dvedhā katvā purato gamissāmi, i.e. break and go forward). ‹-› Note. padahasi at J. IV, 383 read pade hasi (see Windisch, Māra & B. p. 124 & Morris, J. P. T. S. 1893, 51. Windisch takes padahasi as pa+dah to burn, & translates “du willst das Feuer brennen, ” i.e. you attempt something impossible, because the fire will burn you).—pp. pahita (q. v.). (Page 409)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pādāhati (पादाहति).—f.

1) treading or trampling.

2) a kick.

Pādāhati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāda and āhati (आहति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pādāhati (पादाहति).—[feminine] = pādāghāta.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pādāhati (पादाहति):—[from pāda > pād] f. ‘f°-blow’, a kick, treading, trampling etc., [Ratnāvalī; Kathāsaritsāgara]

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Padahati in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Padahati (ಪದಹತಿ):—

1) [noun] a trampling heavily.

2) [noun] its impact.

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Pādāhati (ಪಾದಾಹತಿ):—[noun] = ಪಾದಾಘಾತ [padaghata].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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